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A section of railway is set to be shut for five days for emergency works following a landslip, Network Rail has said. Engineers will work from 28 October until 1 November to stabilise the railway near Godstone in Surrey during which time buses will replace trains between Redhill and Tonbridge, in Kent. A speed restriction has been put in place along the section of railway until the works can start.
Nad Campbell, project manager for Network Rail, apologised and said: "We know closing the line between Redhill and Tonbridge will frustrate passengers, and we have not taken this decision lightly." During the closure, a 126m-stretch (138yd) of embankment will have 208 sheet piles and 10m-sheets (11yd) of metal installed to stabilise the area. At the same time, engineers will be carrying out extra maintenance work on the tracks to help remove some of the speed restrictions in place. The car park at Redhill Station will also be partially closed to accommodate the replacement buses running between Redhill and Tonbridge.
Tom Easdown, Southern Railway's head of stations, said: "I appreciate how disruptive this closure will be to our customers between Redhill and Tonbridge, and I'm sorry for the impact this will have on journeys next week. "We're working hard behind the scenes, with our colleagues at Network Rail, to keep people moving, including arranging bus services, ticket acceptance and all of the latest information will be available on our website." Passengers are urged to check online before travelling and to allow extra time for their journeys. Follow BBC Surrey on Facebook , external , X , external , and Instagram , external and listen to BBC Radio Surrey on Sounds .
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